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Privacy Protection Online is possible!

ENISA recently published a report on the security of electronic ID cards for
authentication, in relation to online banking, social networking sites and
other web services.

ENISA presents an in-depth analysis of the risks, and threats involved when
using electronic identity (eID) card authentication and notes the many
different technologies that can be used with eID cards as a means of
authentication. The associated risks are analysed using 13 Authentication
Technologies and 7 Privacy Features. All risks were also classed on a 5-level
scale, from low to high, and eID card authentication was seen as only
low-medium in all scenarios.

eID cards are extremely secure and reliable according to ENISA. However to
ensure universal use of this form of online privacy protection, Member States
need to come together and define privacy requirements and organise
standardisation to implement the use of eID cards.